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  Fox And LaBeouf Return For Transformers Game Sequel

  Activision has confirmed that the all-star cast of the original Transformers Movie game and Shia LaBeouf will be once again lending their voices to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The cast from the original game makes the transition to the sequel intact, which means that the original voice of Megatron, Frank Welker, will again be…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2009
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  A Glimpse at Uncharted 2 Single Player Gameplay

  Here’s your first look at Uncharted 2: Among Thieves gameplay. It looks like this time round Drake will have a lot more melee options and check out how detailed those environments are.

  By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  On a Friday like today you are so close to spending the entire weekend shut indoors playing games. Close your eyes and imagine that. Then open them and start some gaming conversations below. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2009
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  The Most Important Live Blog of The Day

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Bears! Micro-Bash literally just started crawling. Like right now. He’s crawling. This is amazing. I’m live blogging my baby’s first attempts at crawling. 7:17 – Micro-Bash crawls towards a toy. 7:18 – Micro-Bash stops, makes an I-am-pooping face. Drools. 7:19 – Micro-Bash begins crawling again. THIS IS AMAZING. What you…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Excitebots Sells, Uh, 13,000 Copies

  Excitebots is a sequel (of sorts) to Excite Truck, itself a sequel (of sorts) to Excitebike. It was published by Nintendo, on the dominant Nintendo platform. And it had SUPER SANDWICHES. So what happened? It could be that it was rubbish, but then, Mike thought it was OK. It could be that it looked boring,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Original Wolfenstein 3D Coming To Xbox Live Arcade

  The silliest, the biggest, the baddest Wolfenstein of them all, the original Wolfenstein 3D, is due for a release over Xbox Live Arcade, a product page on the service’s website has revealed. No press releases, no bullet points touting potentially upgraded HD graphics, no mention of screen borders for the 1992 classic. Just a product…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  From Software Joins The Teaser Website Club

  Best known for giant robot Armored Core and stealth Tenchu games, Japanese developer is following the heard of developers launching teaser sites that announce and announcement. The site features two doors blocked by a velvet rope. There’s a placard that reads “2009.5.22 OPEN”. With the number of Armored Core and Tenchu games From Software churns…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Noby Noby GIRL Reaches Not For Mars, But For Your Oven

  Mmm mmmhhmmm. Who doesn’t fresh-baked love cookies? Nobody, that’s who, especially when they’re giant cookies baked in a perfect representation of Noby Noby Boy‘s space-faring Noby Noby GIRL. What makes this cookie extra-special is not the fact that baked treats are always extra-special. No, what makes it extra-extra-special is that it’s not the work of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  “Video Games Are Not Toasters”

  An EU proposal is calling for a two year guarantee on video games. That means games would be expected to be “near perfect” (no bugs, no glitches, etc). Retailers in Europe do not have to give refunds on bug-killing games, and currently, licensed software is exempt from EU legislation that requires companies to offer “a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Gets Crackdown Theme

  If your Xbox 360 is looking a little drab – and you’re not adverse to spending money on tarting it up – then hey, this new Crackdown theme might be just the thing you’re into. It’ll be available for download tomorrow, and will cost you 240 MS Points (USD$3). A ridiculous price for a theme,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Nintendo Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

  As we’ve seen, while they tried to put a brave face on, April was fairly forgettable for Microsoft and Sony. But Nintendo? Well, Nintendo have something to crow about. The DS alone sold over a million, outselling every other competitor’s console, portable and handheld, combined, with the new DSi contributing a mighty 827,000 of those…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Splinter Cell: Conviction The Gameplay-Free Teaser Trailer

  The teaser website for Splinter Cell: Conviction has broken cover for a teaser trailer — only a few grizzled weeks before E3. Ubisoft has promised that the Xbox 360 “active stealth” title will hit by the holidays. Originally planned for a Christmas 2007 release, the Ubisoft Montreal-developed title was pushed to 2009. Thanks G C!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Microsoft Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

  April 2009 was down on April 2008, across the board. Cause for concern, yes? Not if you’re Microsoft, who are just pumped at the Xbox 360‘s “rate of growth” and “resilience”. The 175,000 Xbox 360s sold in April represents a drop of 7% from this time last year, leaving the company to try and focus…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Muscle Men, Bikinis, WTF

  If you watch only one clip today, watch this one. Namco is bringing its bodybuilders-running-through-buildings arcade game Muscle Koushinkyoku (lit. “Muscle March”) to the Japanese WiiWare Channel. The one-to-four player game will be released on May 26 for 800 Wii Points.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Sony Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

  With their consoles occupying the bottom three spaces on April’s hardware charts, and sales down across the board, you’d think it would be tough seeing the bright side of life for Sony. For you and me, it would be. While a drop to $99 spurred the old PS2 into life, resulting in a handy 38%…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Nintendo Sold Over A Million DS Handhelds In America Last Month

  Holy mackerel! Nintendo had an amazing April, selling over 1.04 million DS units in the United States. That’s spread over the DSi and the DS Lite platforms. Here’s the breakdown: The DSi sold more than 827,000 systems in April, while the Nintendo DS Lite sold 215,000 systems. Those impressive sales figures bring the life-to-date Nintendo…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Nazis Vs. Bomberman

  Former German politician Martin Budich is in hot water for invoking violence…against Nazis…with Bomberman. Last fall, Budich posted a imagine of Hudson video game character Bomberman holding cake with a bomb (he is Bomberman!). The text roughly translates to “No cake walk for the Nazis”. The image was protesting a Nazi event that was held…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  New Tony Hawk Game Has A Freakin’ Skateboard Peripheral

  As was rumoured, it’s been officially revealed that the next Tony Hawk game from Activision – called Tony Hawk: Ride – will be shipping with a giant, hulking skateboard peripheral. This is either the smartest, or stupidest, thing Activision have ever done. The announcement was made on the latest episode of GameTrailers TV. There’s a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Trailer Completely In English

  Video Games – E3 2009 – Video Game Trailers Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will be released in America on June 2. Have a look at the English language trailer. Rather, have a listen. Re-recorded with the original voice cast that includes Rachel Leigh Cook and Mena Suvari, Blu-ray movie Advent Children Complete includes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Commander Shephard Is On Facebook, Pls Add As Friend

  When you finished Mass Effect, did you think it was just you telling the story of the good Captain Shephard? Oh no. It wasn’t just you. Commander Shephard was telling his own tale. And he was telling it on, where else, his Facebook page. Face-punching, sexy alien-bedding, the works, he keeps no secrets. If he…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009